Chief Architect

Overview

The Chief Architect is a senior customer-facing technical leader responsible for defining the architecture and technical direction for complex enterprise solutions. Acting as a trusted adviser to senior executives, the role brings together cloud, security, applications, data and AI to help customers design and deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical architecture for complex enterprise customer solutions.
• Translate business and technical requirements into clear architecture and solution designs.
• Advise and influence C-suite and senior technical stakeholders on technology strategy and architectural decisions.
• Lead architecture across cloud, security, applications, data and AI, bringing specialists together into one coherent solution.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical teams through design, proof of concept and delivery.
• Own technical governance, identifying and managing architecture, security, risk and quality throughout customer engagements.
• Significant experience as a Chief Architect, Enterprise Architect, Principal Architect or similar senior architecture leader in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong cloud architecture experience across modern applications, infrastructure and platform services.
• Deep security architecture expertise, including cloud security and secure-by-design principles.
• Deep technical expertise in data platforms and modern data architecture, including Microsoft Fabric.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Foundry, with the ability to bring data and AI capabilities together in secure, scalable enterprise solutions and lead credible AI Frontier conversations.
• Proven experience leading large, complex technical programmes and multidisciplinary architecture and engineering teams, ideally in a customer-facing or consulting environment.
• Strong executive-level customer leadership, with the ability to advise, influence and challenge C-suite stakeholders on technology strategy and business outcomes.
• Fluent Dutch and English required.
• Cloud Solution Architecture IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across Netherlands is € 131,400.00 - € 265,600.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here

https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/netherlands-corporate-pay.html

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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